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CVE-2026-49498

HIGH 8.7EPSS 0.26%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Ghidra 11.0 before 12.1 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the changePassword() method of PostgresFunctionDatabase that fails to escape double quotes in usernames interpolated into ALTER ROLE statements. Authenticated attackers can inject SQL commands via crafted username parameters in PasswordChange network messages to escalate to PostgreSQL superuser privileges and gain full database control.

CVSS 4.0: 8.7 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS: 0.26% probability · 18th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-89
Affected: nsa/ghidra
Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com

References

https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-vv7r-2rhf-5h7gVendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-sql-injection-in-postgresql-password-change-via-unescaped-usernameThird Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.